Jewish Group Threatens
Allianz With a Boycott

By

Vanessa Fuhrmans Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Oct. 19, 1999 12:01 a.m. ET

The World Jewish Congress said it will propose a boycott of Allianz AG's activities in the U.S. if the insurer refuses to conduct a complete search of its archives and publish all unpaid policies from the Holocaust era.

Elan Steinberg, the WJC's executive director, said he would press for a consumer boycott of Allianz business and urge state insurance regulators in the U.S. to use regulatory pressure against the company if Allianz doesn't give in to the WJC's demands at this week's meeting in Washington of an international...